Head, Strategic Partnerships and Outreach

Lead strategic partnerships, resource mobilisation and innovative financing for WHO’s Asia-Pacific environment and health centre, advising senior leadership, directing cross-cutting initiatives, managing a multidisciplinary team and representing the centre in senior policy dialogue.

• Advise senior leadership on partnerships, financing, artificial intelligence and organisational development
• Lead strategic initiatives covering health finance, climate, digital transformation and innovation
• Supervise and develop a multidisciplinary team
• Analyse partners, donors and financing mechanisms and identify collaboration opportunities
• Build relationships with governments, donors, financial institutions and private partners
• Guide negotiation and implementation of partnership and financing agreements
• Lead grant proposals, investment cases, donor reports and financing strategies
• Represent the centre in regional and international negotiations and policy dialogue

• Master’s degree in international relations, political science, social sciences, communications, marketing, management, financial management, business or public administration
• At least seven years of relevant experience in health or climate financing, external relations, strategic partnerships, resource mobilisation, grants management or related fields
• Demonstrated achievements in resource mobilisation, partnership development or financing initiatives
• Expertise in strategic leadership, organisational development, partnerships and innovative financing
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and complex strategic programmes
• Excellent English and Korean
• Nationality of the Republic of Korea

• Training in external relations, communications, resource mobilisation, partnership development, health financing, donor intelligence, proposal writing or programme management
• Experience with WHO, the United Nations or another international organisation
• Experience managing partnerships with climate or public-health donors and Korean institutions

• Strategic Partnerships
• Resource Mobilisation
• Innovative Financing
• Health Finance
• Climate Finance
• Strategic Leadership
• Team Management
• Grant Development
• Negotiation
• Stakeholder Engagement

• Microsoft Office
• Web-Based Management Systems
• Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

• National Professional Officer position open only to nationals of the Republic of Korea
• The appointment may be made at a lower grade or with a modified duration or job description